Grizedale Forest occupies a wonderfully dark location in the heart of the Lake District and is an excellent place to view the starry skies between large openings between the trees. The Forestry Commission runs events here in collaboration with local astronomers from time to time.
Location events organiser
Forestry England organises events at this location
Please contact Forestry England directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: Forestry England
Twitter: @forestryengland
Facebook: Forestry England
Weather forecast
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05/10/24
12° 4% -
05/10/24
11° 4% -
06/10/24
10° 5% -
06/10/24
11° 15%
Weather forecast for Grizedale Forest Visitor Centre (0.0 miles away) updated 05/10/24 at 16:01.
Local light pollution
Grizedale Forest is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Best time to visit
The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing. See our dark sky calendar for more details.
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Fri 11th Oct
Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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